vice president joe biden gets a close look at the damage caused by superstorm sandy. he met with first responders who lost their homes and he sat in on a briefing on the recovery efforts in seaside heights, new jersey. >> the president has made it clear that we're going to do everything we can to make sure that the corps is fully funded, that we have -- fema has what it needs, and that all the programs that exist under the auspices of the federal government are not only continue to exist but are funded so that we can make sure that this area of the country is fully, fully, fully restored. >>> the florida congressional race between controversial republican incumbent allen west and democrat patrick murphy may finally be over. a recount showed murphy holding his slim lead of less than 2,000 votes. now it's just up to the state election board to certify the results. allen though has refused to concede. >>> this hunk of metal may not look like much but it's the soyuz cap sal that lust-- capsu just landed. those astronauts and cosmonauts were up there for four months. >>> m